Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 23
November 23: Labour Thanksgiving Day in Japan, St George's Day in Georgia.
- 1644 – John Milton (pictured) published Areopagitica, arguing for the right to free speech and against publication censorship during the English Civil War.
- 1867 – The Manchester Martyrs were hanged in Manchester, England for their rescue of two Irish nationalists, who played important roles in the failed Fenian Rising, from jail.
- 1963 – The BBC television series Doctor Who premiered with William Hartnell in the titular role.
- 1971 – The People's Republic of China was given China's permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
- 1985 – Omar Rezaq and two others from the Abu Nidal terrorist group hijacked EgyptAir Flight 648 over the Mediterranean Sea.
- 2003 – Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results.
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